diff --git a/src/bootman/update.c b/src/bootman/update.c
index 64ada63..6c300cc 100644
--- a/src/bootman/update.c
+++ b/src/bootman/update.c
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ static bool boot_manager_update_native(BootManager *self)
 
         LOG_SUCCESS("update_native: Bootloader updated");
 
+        if (!boot_manager_copy_initrd_freestanding(self)) {
+                LOG_ERROR("Failed to copying freestanding initrd");
+                return false;
+        }
+
         /* This is mostly to allow a repair-situation */
         if (running) {
                 /* Not necessarily fatal. */
@@ -304,11 +309,6 @@ static bool boot_manager_update_native(BootManager *self)
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!boot_manager_copy_initrd_freestanding(self)) {
-                LOG_ERROR("Failed to copying freestanding initrd");
-                return false;
-        }
-
         nc_hashmap_iter_init(mapped_kernels, &map_iter);
         while (nc_hashmap_iter_next(&map_iter, (void **)&kernel_type, (void **)&typed_kernels)) {
                 Kernel *tip = NULL;